LETTER TO THE EDITOR | A day to think about peace

Since Wednesday, Sept. 21 is International Peace Day, many of us will be thinking of peace. I want to tell you about some individuals who work on it 24/7, living and working in villages among families for whom war is a daily reality.

The trained staff of Nonviolent Peaceforce maintain a rigorous stance of neutrality, impartiality, and unarmed nonviolence to protect civilians, accompany local peacemakers, and mediate between potential combatants to help create a resolution to conflict. Their organization is not faith-based, not political, and not aligned with any state. The participants come from all parts of the world at the request of local groups in conflict zones.

Nonviolent Peaceforce has member organizations from five continents. In the last decade, many governments and international organizations have recognized and applauded their effective work. For more info, go to www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org.